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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
Local Lights.

The only place to get nice and cool
beer is at B. Audibert's.
Police Officer j. o. Halphen Jr., ar
rested and jailed glast Sunday even
ing, for violation of town ordinance.
Sheriff L. L. BrOussard has made his
final setttlemet with the State, ::and has
average a collection of 97t per cent,
which is fair showing.
An imprOvisO soiree dansante was
given at Duchamp's Hall last Sunday
evening, and was greatly enjoyed by
those who participated.
Cotton begins to open on Mr.. Pierre
Fauries' plantation, he has already pick
ed over 30 pounds. The staple Is long
and Of an extra fine quality.
Mr.. Cab. Gardemal brought in our Of
flee a stubble cane from his field which
measured 81 feet, and had IL red joints.
Mr.. Gardemal has about AZ acres Of these
canes he will make nice little crop.
A Lodge of knights of Honor was Or
ganized at Breaux Bridge, last Tues
day evening, we are informed with nine
teen members, if the lodge will furnish
us the names of its officers we will cheer
fully publish them.
Mr.. w. A. Cooper who will write the
parish of st. Martin for the Louisiana
Edition of the Times Democrat, of the
lst of August, will be here shortly, and
We would suggest that the people of this
town and parish, entertain Mr.. Cooper
when he arrives.
The news was received Wednesday
morning of horrible murder committed
upon the person of Mr. Jacob Simon mer-
chant of Breaux Bridge. Mr.. Simon
was strangled to death by some unknown
persons while asleep. Several negroes
were arrested on suspicion and jailed.
Mr.. Carter Basset was arrested and
jailed by j. o. Halphcn Jr., police Officer
for refusing to pay tax of five cents
imposed by the town council upon ven-
dors of vegetables, fruits, fish and games
MIR. Basset had consulted lawyer who
Informed him that the council had nj
authority to enact such laws, and to i'm.
pose fine and Imprisonment in default
of the fine. On being incarcerated HI
took a writ of habeas corpus befOr,
Judge MOutOn, who decided that tn,
council had no authority to enact sucl
laws. and therefore had no right to fin,
or Jail MIR. Basset, and ordered his re-
lease.
FOaming and sparkling Bailey's SALINl
APERIENT is the cheapest and most de
lightful purgative. For dyspepsia an,
habitual constipation, it delights every
body.
A New Orleans drummer played dir
ty trick on a cOlored man here a few
days ago, by passing on him a cOnfeder
ate S5 bill for debt OF O., the negr'
handing him back the change-a bran'
new silver dollar. The negro is employ
ed at Mr.. N. Bienvenu's livery stable
and sayshe does not know the drummer
name, but will recognize him on sight
and is keeping lookout for him.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

Political discussions were lively in
front of the post office here, last Sunday
evening, between the Nichols and Nc
Emery men. They say the coming CAM
paign will be hot and closely contested
and the people will assist In mass at the
nominating conventions for delegates to
the State Convention, and for the parish
officers. This is right the people should
control conventions and not wire pullers
Let every true Democrat make it his firm
resolution to attend all conventions and
nominate candidates who will represent
the best interests of our Parish and
State.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs is not a
beverage, but powerful and unmistaka-
BILE female tonic, imparting iron to i'm
pOyerished blood gives a keen appetite,
aids digestion and proper assimilation
Of food, strengthens the feeble, invigOra-
tes the chronic, is prompt and reliable in
its effect.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
VENIRE.

Drawn for the September Term Of the 21st: Ju-
dicisl District Court holding sessions in and for
the Parish Of st. Martin, State Of Louisiana,
commencing on Monday the nth day OF Sep
tember A. ID. 1887 to wit:
For the first week. commencing on the 5th. Of
Son nhar1 1897
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23
Special Notice.

Telegraphic messages of 10 words will
be transmitted between st. Martinsville
and New Iberia for the low rate OF 20
cents. and night messages at 20 cents.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

Where are you going Jack9 why, at
b. Audibert's for a glass of that nice
beer!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

Beer Beer always on ice at B. Au-
dibert's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-07-23

Witness the Honorable james r M0uton, Jud-
70 of said Court, at st. Martiusville, Paris Of bt
Martin, La, this 18th. day OF July A. y. 1887.
WIN. B. EAsTIN, by. Clerk OF Court
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS

A mass meeting OF anti prohibitionists
is called at Redfield for September Sd.
Freight car thieves hive been at work
on the line between Chadron and Rapid
City.
John Benny. a youngster OF Lead City
was struck by a ball two weeks ago
Sunday, from the effects of which he
died Friday night.
The attachment proceedings against
the stock Of HI Norman, druggist at
Redfeld, have been amicably settled and
Norman has reopened.
An eastern capitalist offers to build a
$4,000 building in Sioux Falls IL the
board OF trade will secure a rental of 1t
for ten Years at ten per cent of the cost.
The improvements of the Foster house,
Redfield's finest hotel, ARE nearly finished
and q grand hall and banquet are ex.
pected to be given in honor of reopen-
ing.
The grand jury recently in session nc
Deadwood censured the commissioners
Of Lawrence county FOR granting liquor
license to disreputable characters in
Eturgis.
While John Sibsey and his 12-year-
old 0 were ss.sschiag wire e. fence
about twelve milaa from Rapid CITY Fri
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
A Really worthy Organization.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The supreme
council of the American Legion of Honor
has been in session in this city since last
Tuesday and viii adjourn sine die
Wednesday night. The visiting mem
bers lave been royalty entertained by the
local members of the organization all
through tito past week and between sight
seeing and business all have been kept
very busy. Many of the visitors brought
ladies with them. They have visited
Mt. Vernon and the tomb of George
Washington, that mecca which no Amer
lean ever fails to visit npon his first trip
to the national CAPITA. They also visited
Bay Ridge and were taken around the
city to the Soldiers home, to the navy
yard and i'll fact TO every point Of inter-
est here and the visiting members are
profuse in their praise of the inequalities
M attentions shown to them. The
work and enjoyment of the week was TT
ungay closed by a grand banquet. There
was the accustomed line of teasts ths
first of which ITO the president OF the
pnitsd States" was happily responded to
by Col. Mclean, deputy commissioner Of
pensions. The legion now numbers 80 ;
600 Members and has paid out liz death
losses and siok benefits nearly SO, 500, 900.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
FOUND 4 FORTUNE.
aresnbaeks Discovered ia n Feed
Trough by a Man.

G~reenbaeks Discovered In n Feed
Trough by a Man.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. ga young
man named Theodore Colburn picked up
a fortune out of an old feed-trough full
of rubbish In Frank Fishers old barn
The barn used to belong to George
Fisher, the well-known horse trader,
who died a short time ago, leaving sew
eral hundred thousand dollars worth of
property. Young Colburn was cleaning
away a lot of rubbish, when he came to
an old trough formerly used for mixing
feed. 1t was under a window and was
filed with all kinds of rubbish. He
went to work ut one end OF the trough,
removing the articles that it contained
and placing them upon the floor. Fin
ally he came to a box which contained
two or three bundles, beside other use
less things.
One of the bundles was done up in
paper and carefully tied with Il string,
Curiosity led the young man to examine
the contents OF the bundle. Hastily
breaking the string, he undid the bundle
and was almost ~dumfounded to have dis
closed to his eyes a large pile of green
backs. The pile he says, made the larges,
lot of money he ever saw. He carefully
rolled up the money again and announced
the discovery made to MI. Fisher and
some of his neighbors. He will not dis
close the amount Of his And, but he say
it was ''a big pile" He WA asked II
there were several Thousand dollars il
the bundle.
@Yas, there was,n he replied,
All manner OF specnlations are in
dulged in as to how the money could b.
put in SO strange . hiding place. Thj
most generally accepted theory is az yol
lows: MI. George Fisher, WHO died 8,
sudden, carried st times large sums o
money. His death was caused by apo
plsxy. He went to bed in his usua
health, and in the morning he was fount
dead 1t is thought that On that nigh
he had a large amount OF money abou
him, and being afraid OF burglars, az b,
had been troubled by them before, h,
placed the money where it was found TO
safe keeping until morning, whom h,
probably intended to secure 1t and de
posit in the bank.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30

contract between Bhe pIEyefs and The
National League. Resolutions of condol-
encs with the family of the late Al Nc
Kinnon of the Pittsburg club were
adopted, after which the contract ques-
ton was discussed
With regard to the PRESERVE rate" most
of the delegates thought that lit should
stand with a few minor changes. 1t was
agreed that a clause should be inserted
In the new CONTRACT which would provide
that IN all cases Of release the release
should be unconditional ~ a means OF
breaking up disputes among players. A
series of anes was favored, $25 for the
first o%ffense, $50 for the second and 800
for the third, and If the offending mem
Der committed a fourth offense in a sea
son he should be suspended and made
eligible for the black list Messrs. Han
Ion, Irwin and Ward were appointed a
committee to carry out the views of the
brotherhood with regard to the new con
tract. Mr. Ward stated afterward that
he had no fear but that the league would
meet tho committee.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
Looks Like : Big Humbur.

WASHINGTON, Aug. pa writer In
The Sunday Herald criticises very harshly
. racent order of the commissioner Of
pensions. He says: 1.-THE ordsr, or cir
cuiar, issued by Pension Commissioner
Black directing the rejection of all PEN
sion claims at the expiration of one
hundred days after the reception of the
circular by any claimant unless new evil
dence shall have been fIsd meanwhile is
attracting considerable attention. 1t APP
pears on investigation that no such re-
lection can be made final for under the
law and any ruling in equity abandoned
pension claim must be opened IL new
evidence is sent to the bureau relating to
it. However, the temporary execution
OF this n hundred days order may ep-
able the commissioner III his annual res
port to mislead the public regarding the
number OF claims he may declare he has
disposed Of during the period covered by
the said report. The scheme is a shrewd
n but an analysis proves to be a bit OF
arrant humbug.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
TWO M%0NsTROslTlEs.
A Pair of Curious w Id Pet-
Pie Land i'm New York
City.
The Mother Of The Nondescripts
Carried Away by an Immense
Gorilla.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The latest ar
rivals in New York fromthe heart of the
dark continent are He anu 1t. There
was a She and She was a sister of de and
1t. But She died SO soon after arriving
In England that she did not even have
the pleasure of meeting Mr. Haggafd.
So "Hes and stu were left sfsterless or
orphans in q strnge land. But Mr.. Her
man Reiche, who was in London at the
time, bought He aud 1t Of the trader who
brought them from Africa, and he has
just got them to his place of business in
this city, where he has a large collection
of everything odd in tho animal line, but
nothing in any remote degree so odd as
the brothers He and 1t.
Mr.. Reiche spurns the idea that He
and 1t are monkeys or gorillas, or any
thing in the ape line, and insists, al
English soil, that they are human beings,
and he tells a curious story about them
which he says he believes.
According to this story, the monde
scripts were discovered last winter in the
heart OF Africa on the Zambesi river, by
q German trader, who purchased them of
| the mother, an African woman. The
| mother claimed to have been carried
! away by an immense gorilla, and to have
been held captive for several years In the
African jungle. She finally made her es-
cape and carried with her the three chill
| dren, fruit of her enforced union with
the gorilla. The trader easily persuaded
the mother to part with her strange off
| spring. AS related above, the eldest of
the three, named Sue, 4 years old, died
IN London. The remaining two are
twins, about a year old, and are less than
three feet high when they stand erect.
They are of a slaty gray color, covered
sparsely with q thin reddish hair, their
faces, though being quite bare, with the
exception of a sparse growth of Galway
whiskers on their ~infantile cheeks. They
have tapering fingers, and polished fin
ger-nails, short fiat thumbs, long arms.
and no tails. Their heads are rather
Caucasian than African, and the most re-
markable feature about them is Their
large, gentle and intelligent brown eyes
They are of an atfeeGionate disposition,
and when taken from their cage they
will sit ~eontentedly on Mr.. Reiche's knees
with their arms thrown about his neck.
They wnimper and cry and cling to him
when he puts them back in their cage,
and when he leaves the room they wal
and cry after him like two veritabls
\ children.
Mr.. Reiche has hired a colored woman
to nurse the youngsters, and they receive
as tender care as though they were abb.
to establish their claim to belong to tn,
human family. Bat if the children ar,
reallyhuman an interesting complication
arises undert.hs laws forbiddlng the i'm
%portation of human chattels into thi
country, and Commodore Gerry's Chill
dren's society is extremely likely to hau
the children into court on habeas corpu
to have q lawful guardian appointed TO
them pending the inquiry into the Afrie,
slave trade.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
TEN BATTLING ROUNDS.
Bitter and Brutal Battle Two
Prize Fighters.

Bitter and Brutal Battle Between Two
Prize Fighters.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 29,-Ths steamer
JOAN M. Abbott left this city With a
prize fighting excursion for an islsnd
up the river about twenty miles. There
were 100 sports on board. The purse
fouyhs for was $e00. Rsaching the
island q ring was pitched and a ten round
battle, with two-ounce gloves. M6xHaJs
Of Q%usensbury rules, was fought bety1ean
James Lindsay, wsight $50, Gnd WHEN
Clark, weight 40. In she first round
Clarke was knocked down, and in she
second round he got . severe scratch over
the right eye. IN the third yr.asad he
acted wholly on the defensive, receiving
several staggering hloYs. Lindsay won
first blood in this round. In the fourth
round Lindsay did all the lighting,
humping Clarke right and left, and
finally knocking him down. In the fifth
round Clark was again knocked down.
The sixth and seventh rounds were char
acterizsd by fierce fighting. In the
eighth round Clarke was Knocked down.
A foul was claimed, but not allowed.
The ninth round was taken up with spar
ring. The tenth round was netable fer
fierce fighting and woundsup by Lindsay
giving Clarke q staggering blow, and fol-
lowing 1t up with another which knocked
him SSnseless, and ended the fight. Sew
erAt arrests were made upon the return
otItht party.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
John NIaekay,s Latest Deaf.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 29.-John
Maekay has again called the public atten-
ton to himself by withdrawing from tie
control Of the postal line on this coast
and surrendering TO the Canadian line.
it was later rumored that he eontem-
Plated the construction of a line from
San Francisco through the southern part
OF California, Arizona, New Mexico and
colorado to make a connection with the
Baltimore q Ohio system st Dlnysr.
a would have established another
complete and, reliable transcontinentsl
telegraph line in addition to the now ex.
listing. All hopes of seeing the consurn-
sSsEsi0E u this project, however, are ap.
parsntly'at an end. The control of the
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
DOCTORS AND TIE MARINE BAND
a Sample of the Hoggishness of Uncle
SANS Horn Blowers.

A Sample of the Heggishness of Uncle
Sans Horn Blowers.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 20. The Justly
celebrated Marine band, stationed at the
national capital, has a pretty hard time
in steering clear of official orders for pub
lie performances gratis, in order to fill
private engagements. Although the mem
bers of the band ara enlisted men. 1t is
understood that when fhey are not needed
by the governments they can play whsr-
ever they can make the best terms. This
privilege enables the band to secure and
retain some OF the very best musicians.
In addition to being furnished with uni.
forms, paid, led and housed by the United
States, at the Marine barracks, the MEM
bers of the band have medical attendance
and care free, and a chance TO pick up a
good income from the theaters at night
and from private organizations and en-
Treatments generally.
The International Medical Congress
which meets here next month has a com.
mites on entertaanment making arrange
meats for the future. The committee
thought that music by the Marine band
would be a fitting adjunct 20 the pro-
ceedings, and they asked the leader.
Prof. Soussa, for his lowest terms. He
replied that his men would play at the
regular union rates. The committee
bhought that they could do better than
that, 80 the doctors waited on the secre-
tary OF the navy, and on the argument
that the medical meeting had been recog-
n1zed by congress in the appropriation,
and that the affair was In every respect
an international one. the Marine band
should be ordered to play for nothing.
Secretary Whitney, not knowing that
There had been dickering for terms, is
sued the order asked fos, and the doctors
congratulated themselves on their smart.
ness. The band, through its leader, hsi
In the meantime made an engagement to
go to Baltimore on a $500 order, during
the time the Medical Congress would be
Session. The sccretary's order knocked
things endways for diem, because It not
only meant that they Ahoutd cancel their
baltimore enksgsadsnt but that they
would have to pfsy for the doctors for
nothing. As congress- had appropriated
$4,000 for the entertainment Of the medb
cal men. the musicians thought they
were being treated rather shsbbily, so
they got sone of. their newspaper friends
to place the matter In @ proper light@be-
fore the committee on entertainment, SO
that when the story was printed full JUS.
tice would be done to both sides.
The doctors acted very handsomely
whep they heard the complaint Of the
band aaen, and the fact that they would
lose their Baltimore engagement rathar
than have a controversy over the matter
they agreed to pay the members of the
band the full union rates during the con
.gress. and to permit chem to fulfill their
Baltimore engagement. The music furn-
ised the doctors Will tAsssforS be Of q
superior order aad sns esnmittss ap is
t~ertsapmsnts era V II congratulated Is
well as the b&AA
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
CRUELTY TO C0NVlCTs.
More About the Brutality
Practiced by Georgia
Keepers.
Flesh Cut from The Body Of Reffac.
tory inmates----Fiayed with
Whips and Leather Straps.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 29.-Tha COVER
nor has received further information
about the convicts who were whipped at
the Bingham Camp, on the George Mid
land Principal Physician Westmore-
land made a detailed statement of the
condition in which he found the men.
Two of them had been whipped SO that
their hips and thighs looked as If they
had been fiayed. Not only this skin but
fragments Of flesh had been cut of with
the strap. The raw surface was eighteen
inches wide by nearly two feet in length,
and in this condition these convicts had
been worked at railroad grading, Two
others when stripped presented an ap-
pearance only a little less revolving.
They had not received SO many blows,
but the strap had struck hard enough to
cut gashes a half inch deep. A fifth con
vict had a scar IN. the face which he
claimed had been made by the strap, and
the sixth also claimed to have been whip
ped on the face. The four worst whip
pad are now in the hospital.
Thus far nc explanation has been made
by the lessees or their sub~ordinates. The
state officials firmly believe that the
whipping WAS administered for no other
reason than that the ~convicts had given
inforformation Of abuses. The circum-
stances all point to that as the correct con-
clusion. The first letter received by the
1 governor calling attention to the Eais-
management Of his camp was signed by
| negro convicts. The governor directed
an investigation, and the assistant keeper,
who went down to the camp, found that
h convicts a not misrepresented
| things He remained there until he seen
| certain evils corrected and then started
back to Atlanta. That night, or the night
following, the four convicts were taken
\ out and beaten in the horrible manner de.
scribed. Four warrants have been is
sued for the arrest of G. c. Bingham,
who did the whipping, and he was taken
into custody. The probabilities are that
no will have difficulty in getting bail, for
the ~lessees, his employers, are greatly dis.
gusted with the turn affairs have taken,
and show no inclination to defend him.
The lease system has been receiving q
good deal of attention at the hands of the
legislature, but these developments have
redoubled interest in the subject. Gov.
Gordon is thoroughly aroused. Speaking
of his action in the Spalding county camp
matter, he said: 81 shall hold the strong
arm of the state between the conviots and
such treatment at any cost and hazard y
The general impression Is that the lease
system will be one of the disagreeable
things of the past when the governor get.
through with the Investigations. Thus
far there has been nothing to bring Sena.
tor Browns Dake county mining camp
into disrepute. The latest development
is in Dodge county, where q grand jury
has commenced an inquiry. The COVER
nor has issued an order delivering
six conyicts from the camp In that
county to the sheriff, that they may bs
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-30
ANOTHER Hurehsra nnr.

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-A Washington
special to the Inter-Ocean says: bur.
chard seems to be an unfortunate name
for this administration, as well as for the
republican candidate who barely missed
sitting In Cleveland,s place. A Mr.. Bur
chard Is United states consul In Hondu-
a He il an appointee of this admins
tration. He has written q report which
comments with great disfavor and &C.
verely upon what he calls the immoral
habits of the people of Honduras. And
worse than that, the state department.
has given official sanction to this arrai9n-
ment of the people Of Honduras by
printing this report, and now the govern
ment of Honduras wishes to have Bur
chard removed. Failing in that, 1t is
evident that his influence is gone, and
the United States will be prsjudiced in
Honduras as long as he shall stay tkare.p